William Joseph
| No. 94 Oakland Raiders |
| Defensive tackle |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth: September 3, 1979 (1979-09-03) (age 30) |
| Place of birth: Miami, Florida |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: 310 lb (141 kg) |
| Career information |
| College: Miami (Fla.) |
| NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25 |
| Debuted in 2003 for the New York Giants |
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| Career history |
As player:
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| Roster status: Active |
| Career highlights and awards |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2008 |
| Tackles |
80 |
| Sacks |
7.0 |
| Pass deflections |
7 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
William Joseph (born September 3, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is an American football defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami.
Early years
Joseph attended Edison High School and was Florida Class 6A Second-team All-State and First-team All-Dade County as a defensive end, recorded 109 tackles, 17 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, six fumbles caused and four fumbles recovered as a senior. As a junior he totaled 90 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior.
College career
Joseph started every game (51 including bowl games) of his Miami career. In 2002 as a senior he was A First-team All-Big East making 51 total tackles (19 solo tackles), and 16 tackles for losses and five quarterback sacks. He also broke up five passes and had a team-high 29 quarterback hurries. In 2001 as a junior, he was Third-team All-American recognition by the Associated Press and a Second-team All-Big East as he led the team in quarterback sacks (10) and tackles for loss (19). He also had 61 tackles. In 2002 he had total tackles with 40 (15 solos) with three quarterback sacks and 12 quarterback hurries. Joseph was a 1999 The Sporting News Second-team Freshman All-American. He began season at defensive end before moving to tackle and totaled 49 tackles with six tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 17 quarterback hurries, two pass break ups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovered. In 1998 he redshirted.
Professional career
New York Giants
Joseph was drafted by the New York Giants with the 25th overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. After a holdout he signed a five-year $6.95 million dollar contract August 5, 2003. He played in 14 games as a rookie, primarily as a reserve defensive tackle and finished the season with 6 tackles (3 solo), 1 sack and 1 forced fumble. In 2004 he played in 15 games with 4 starts and made 25 tackles (20 solo), 2 sacks and 2 passes defensed. In 2005 started all 10 regular season games in which he played and the NFC Wild Card Game at right defensive tackle. He finished the season with 19 tackles (14 solo), 2 sacks, 3 passes defensed and 1 fumble recover. He missed 6 of the last 7 regular season games due to injuries. The next season, 2006, he played in all 16 league games with three starts and recorded 21 tackles and two quarterback sacks. In 2007 Joseph played in the pre-season games and the regular season before sustaining a season-ending injury after which he was placed on injured reserve. Joseph earned a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII.
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders signed Joseph on March 14, 2008, released him on September 2 and re-signed him on November 5, 2008. He finished the 2008 season with eight tackles.
Joseph was released on September 6, 2009 after the team acquired Richard Seymour from the New England Patriots only to be re-signed on September 11 after Seymour failed to show up. However, after Seymour showed up at the Raiders facility, Joseph was released again on September 14. He was re-signed on November 9.
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